Mehdi’s Memo on the results of our new poll on Gaza and Iran

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      I know, our electoral system sucks and is very demoralizing. But giving up completely means letting the fascists win. I refuse to do that.

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          They might. But it won’t be because I personally didn’t do anything to oppose them.

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              And yet, their supporters vote all the time. Now why would they do that if it’s so useless? Also, not voting at all is the least you can do.

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                Because they know there’s more of them than us and can win easily. I’d be a lot more enthused about it if I got results, too.

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                  No, there’s actually a lot more of us than them. The combination of gerrymandering and 2 senators per state gives them far more representation than they should have, then add in non-conservative voters being much less likely to vote and they end up with minority rule. But it’s not inevitable - if everyone else voted in the same percentages as they do, they wouldn’t have a majority in Congress or be in the White House ever again.

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                    If your solution to a problem is “Everyone should just then it’s not a solution. Plus it sounds like not only is the controller disconnected, it’s designed to not work even if it is connected.